Voiceless - M. Sinclair Page 0,41

slight scruff brushed against my skin as he brought a hand up to my jaw and cupped it, deepening the kiss slowly but then pulling back to tug on my bottom lip experimentally. I shivered, my entire body turning into melted butter, as his grip tightened on me, his other hand on my waist. Holy crap. I was kissing Hunter Graves. When he pulled back, my breathing was fast and uneven as a low growl broke from his throat, his nose rubbing against mine.

A small throat clearing had both of us snapping our heads up to find an embarrassed young woman, probably around my age, standing there and offering me an awkward smile. “I am so sorry, just needed you to sign this so you can be on your way.”

“No problem,” Hunter grunted as I offered her a small, slightly embarrassed smile. She was gone then and I wrapped my arms around Hunter burying my head in his chest and sighing happily.

“Come on,” he said suddenly and tugged me out of the booth, making me squeak at how fucking fast he moved. Our intertwined hands and his rumbling chest had me confused as we neared his car, the other two having left a bit ago to go back to the packlands for something.

“Where are we going?”

“To get your stuff,” he grunted. “I need you moved into our house officially so I can start saying ‘let’s head home.’”

“Home?” I asked quietly, feeling my chest squeeze hopefully.

“Damn right, it's your home,” he mumbled and I couldn’t help but laugh as he parked in the back of Bunny Bites and all but pulled me from the vehicle. Impatient, are we?

As we walked up the back stairs, my hearing picked up as I tried to see if Lena was home. I didn’t hear anything so I pushed the door open almost immediately, coming to a stop as a laugh bust from my lips.

“Ah shit,” Lena mumbled looking up from where she sat on the couch, very comfortably, I might add, between three massive men. Well, I suppose one was relaxed on the floor in front of her but, still. I recognized Ari, but that was about it.

“Really?” Hunter grunted as Lena offered an embarrassed shrug.

I nodded towards my room and she followed as I heard Hunter exchange awkward greetings with the others. Well, awkward on their end. Hunter sounded a bit intimidating, but I knew he was pretty much a harmless grumpy teddy bear. One that could rip your throat out, but I didn’t have to worry about that.

“You are moving out?” she asked, her lip dipping.

I nodded but then squeezed her hand. “But I won’t be that far, plus it sounds like you will have a few visitors?”

She shrugged. “Yeah, they’re alright.”

“Baby!” Ari called from the other room. “You gotta give us more credit than that.”

I couldn’t help but smile as she helped me pack up. I frowned, realizing how little I had and fixed her with a look. “I don’t have a lot of money left but I have some, do you want to go shopping tomorrow? I am going to need something other than your brother’s oversized stuff.”

“I like you wearing my shit!” Hunter called out as Lena chuckled, making me scowl because I clearly was projecting too much if it could be heard through my other bond. See? I really needed to figure out this telepathy stuff.

“Noon?” she asked as I nodded, putting the bag over my shoulder and grabbing my charger. Wouldn’t want to forget that.

I found Hunter glaring down at the other three men and rolled my eyes, pulling on his hand as we left. I was humming something under my breath, relaxed and amused by Lena’s situation, that I barely heard my phone ringing. I froze outside our car and looked down at it, my eyebrows shooting up.

It would be just my luck they would call tonight. Although hadn’t they always done that? Waited until a moment of happiness before destroying it? At least they were on brand.

“What’s wrong, little fox?” Hunter asked, suddenly in front of me and looking concerned.

“It’s my parents,” I projected. Picking it up before he could take my phone or some shit. I briefly wondered how the hell this was going to work since you know… I couldn’t fucking talk to them.

The phone was silent for a moment before my father’s voice came over the speaker.

“Yes, of course I know she can’t say anything,” he snapped to who I assumed to be